Double take-up for cables



Dec. 28 1926.

C. E. DORSEY DOUBLE TAKE-UP FOR CABLES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 29, 1926 N V rhii v Dec. 28 1926.

C,- E. DORSEY DOUBLE TAKE-UP FOR CABLES Filed Jan. 29 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Ben, 28, l r th ill if? il TATS PTET QFFEQEQ CIHELUDE E. DQRSEY, OF ELBA, ALABAMA.

DOUBLE TAKE-UP FOR CABLES.

Application filed January 29,1926. Serial No. 84,678.

This invention relates to cable or rope which extends across and has a concentric take-ups tor tree and stump pulling n1aarrangement with respect to the groove chines, and has tor one of its ob ects the proand is provided with an opening 8* for the vision of a novel, simple, durable and highly reception of one end of a branch cable or so eiiicient device of this character that can be rope 9. Said end of the branch cable or readily connected to the main cable or rope rope 9 is provided with a stop 10 to prevent ot' a machine at any point in the length the cable or rope from becoming detached thereot and that shall be provided with an from the lug 8. V

. eye to permit one or more branch cables or The wall 4 of the groove 2 is also extended. 65

m ropes to be readily connected thereto so as to provide a flange 11 which has a tangential to permit the successive pulling of trees or arrangement with respect to the ring 1 and is stumps. located opposite and extends rearwardly belVith the above and other objects in view, yond the flange 6. The flange 11 is provided the invention consists of the novel construcrearwardly beyond the flange 6 with an open- 70 tion, combination and arrangement of parts ing 11 and constitutes an eye for the recephereinatter fully described and claimed, and tion of a hook 12 to which a plurality of illustrated in the accompanying drawings, branch cables or ropes 13 are secured. The wherein: flanges 5, 6 and 11, together with the adja- Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating cent portions of the rin 1 are provided 75 the application of a take-up constructed in with reinforcing or strengthening ribs 141.

accordance with my invention, The branch cables or ropes 9 and 13 are pro- Figure 2 is a plan view out the talroup vided with hooks 9 and 13 respectively to on an enlarged scale, permit them to be secured about the trees or Figure 3 is a view in edge elevation of the stumps to be pulled, and one or more takeso take-up, ups can be applied to the main cable or Figure l is a similar view looking at the rope 3. take-up from another direction, From the foregoing description, taken in Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the onne tion with th accompanying drawings, plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 2, it will be readily apparent that the take-up as c Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the can be readily attached to themain cable or plane indicated by the line 66 of Figure 2, rope 3 at any pointin the length thereof, and that the take-up is permanently provided Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the with a branch cable or rope 9, and that the plane indicated by the line 77 of Fig branch cables or ropes 13 are detachably con ure 3. nected to the take-up. The device permits Corresponding and like parts are referred one, two, three or more trees or stumps to be to in the following description, and desigsuccessively pulled. The hook 12 may be pronated in the several views of the accoinpavided with one, three or more branch cables nying drawings, by similar reference charor ropes, and as the device is provided with 95 40 acters. one permanent branch cable or rope and may The take-up comprises a ring 1 provided he provided with one or more detachable in its periphery with a spiral groove 2 for branch cables or ropes it may properly be the reception of the main cable or rope 3 termed a double take-up assembly.

of the stump pulling machine. The side It should be understood that the drawings 199 walls 1 and 4 of the groove 2 are extended. are merely illustrative and do not pretend laterally to provide a front flange 5 and to give exact proportions. Furthermore, the

a rear flange 6, and the side Wall 4: of the said drawings are illustrative of a preferred groove is extended laterally to provide a construction, it being my expectation that flange 7. The flanges 5 and 6 are located at various changes and modifications may be 5 the ends of the groove 2 and are provided made without departing from the spirit and with cable or rope retaining lugs 5 and 6 scope of my invention.

respectively. These flanges are located at What is claimed is one side or the ring 1 and at opposite sides 1. A take-up 01:" the character set forth,

of the groove 2, and the flange 7 is located comprising a ring provided in its periphery in;

at that side of the ring 1 nearest the flange with a spiral groove, flanges extending lat- 5. The flange 7 is provided with :1 lug 8 erally from. one side of the .rlng at the ends of the groove and located at opposite sides of the groove and provided with cable or rope retaining lugs, a flange extending from the ring opposite one of said first named flanges and provided with an opening so as to constitute an eye, an element detachahly engaged with the eye, and a branch cable or rope connected to the element and provided with a hook.

2. A takeup of the character set forth. comprising a ing provided in its periphery with a groove for the reception of the main cable or rope, front and rear cable or rope retaining elements extending from the ring and an eye extending from the ring and 10- cated opposite the rear rope retaining element.

3. A take-up of the character set forth, comprising a ring provided in its periphery with agroove, front and rear retaining ele- HlQnt-S extending laterally from one side of the ring and located at opposite sides of the groove, and a flange extending laterally from the ring and located opposite and extending rearwardly beyond said rear retaining element, and said flange being provided beyond said rear retaining element with an opening.

In testimony whereof I afiix iny signature.

CLAUDE E. DORSEX 

